Check-book.



CHECK BOOK. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16. 1905.

NO FIGURE HERE DATE 1eo Abilene Kmm, 190 N0 2 Abilene St ate Bank PAYToon onnan,

DOLLARS Witnesses: lnveetor,

f r i a u V Attorneys.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1905.

Application filed March 16, 1905- Serial No. 250,476.

To all whont it may concern.-

Beit known that I, CHARLES C. CHAIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bushnell, in the county of McDonough and State of Illinois,have invented a new and useful Check-Book, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to check-books.

The object of the invention is to provide a check-book having a stub ofnovel construction in the use of which calculations may readily be madewithout interfering with the space to receive the data commonly placedupon the stubs, thereby-to enable the user readily to determine thebalance due him at the bank, and thus prevent overdrawing, and,

further, to provide a means whereby the stub may also be employed toreceive business or other data; furthermore, to provide a checkbook inwhich when the stubs are used the stubs may readily be detached from thebookcover and a fresh supply of checks quickly be combined therewith.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the natureof the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novelconstruction and combination of parts of a check-book, as will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts,Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a check-book constructed inaccordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectionalview taken on the line 2 2, Fig. 1, and looking in the direction of thearrow thereon.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the cover of the book, which maybe made of any suitable material and is provided on one of its sideswith a wall 2, forming,.in conjunction with the side with which it iscombined,a pocket 3, which may be utilized for containing receipts,money, or business papers.

Combined with the wall 2 are the checks, one of which is shown in Fig.3, and consists of a check proper, 4:, and stub 5, the latter beingequal in length and width to that of the check. Each stub is providedwith two orifices 6, through which pass fastening devices 7 in thenature of ordinary paper-fasteners, which are inserted through the wall2 and have their members 8 bent flat against the inner sides thereof, asclearly shown in Fig. 2, thus to hold the stubs combined with the flap.

By this arrangement it will be seen that when all the checks have beenused the stubs may readily be detached and'an additional supply ofchecks and stubs combined with the cover.

The stub, as usual, bears legends to indicate the number of the check,the date on which it is drawn, to whom payable, for what, and theamount, and in addition to this it is provided with a field 9, headed bythe legend Figure here, which is designed to receive calculations thatmay be made relative to the balance at the bank or to receive any datathat may be desired. It will be observed that this field occupies agreater portion of the length of the stub, so that ample space is thusprovided for the purposes designed. In effect, the stub subserves thedouble function of a stub proper and a diary. The check 4 may be of thekind usually employed and is separated from the stub by a perforatedline 10.

A feature of advantage attending the construction herein shown is thatthe check-book is adapted to be opened out flat, so that the coverconstitutes a writing-pad upon which the writing upon the check may bedone with the same degree of ease as 'upon an ordinary table. This willbe found of great advantage where checks are made out in inconvenientplaces where no support in the nature of a deskor the like is to be had,and by the construction shown the last check in the book may be filledout with the same amount of ease as the first check.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that although theimprovements herein defined are simple in character they will bethoroughly eifective for the purposes designed and will in a ready andpractical manner provide the user with accommodation not heretoforepresent in check-books.

' Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is A check-bookcomprising a cover having a pocket in one member, the inner wall of thepocket being perforated, checks having perforated stubs, and detachablefastening devices extending through the perforations in the stubs andthe wall to hold the parts com- .bined.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aii ixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES C. CHAIN.

Witnesses:

JOHN M. BRANT, JOHN R. MILLER.

